Re:A World Without Wi-Fi Looks Possible as Unlimited Plans Rise
by michaelt on Friday March 10, 2017 @08:07AM
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It is "unlimited" - not "unlimited full speed"
I'm planning an internet service that provides unlimited 600 Mbit/s wireless internet. But it'll only be available from 3pm-4pm on the day of the first full moon of every month in one building, in the basement, inside a locked filing cabinet in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying beware of the leopard.
I think we can both agree that calling my product "Unlimited" would be false advertising.
1. It is "unlimited" - not "unlimited full speed"
2. They tell you about the deprioritization.
On an anecdotal note, my family was in an extended stay for a few months while we were waiting to get our house built. The hotel wifi was abysmal. We were tethering our phone to our AppleTV - Binge On allowed us unlimited video tethering - we were using 80-100Gb per month successfully without a noticeable slow down. We were not in a congested area.
But part of the problem isn't the carriers fault. It takes years to get approvals from cities to build towers sometimes.